— 🇺🇸/🇸🇴 NEW: U.S. AFRICOM has attacked Somalia 97 times this year, setting a new record for the highest number of strikes on the country in a single year

The strikes, which are framed as attacks on ISIS-Somalia and Al-Shabaab, have not been without civilian casualties.

American strikes three days ago led to the deaths of at least 12 civilians, including 8 children.

Somali sources report that grieving families are pressured by authorities to remain silent about the civilians killed by the United States and the U.S.-backed ‘Danab Brigade.’

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